Summit Avenue Cooperative

Established 1970 - Madison, WI

House Activities

Summiteers and friends posing in front of the house for the 55th Anniversary Party (Summer 2025)
Summit's 55th Anniversary Party!
Five Summiteers having a picnic by the lake, some of them wearing facemasks
Wildfire smoke can't ruin our picnic plans
Summiteers sit in the living with their gifts. (December 2025)
Secret Summiteer!
Nine Summiteers make their breakfast plates before work weekend (Fall 2025)
Enjoying breakfast before work weekend
Six Summiteers in front of the house trying to recover a frisbee stuck in the balcony
How many Summiteers does it take to rescue a frisbee?
Summiteers sit in the living with their gifts. (December 2023)
Secret Summiteer!
Muddy Summiteers in swimsuits stand triumphant to celebrate the summer solstice. One member is held help by the others, arms outstretched celebrating. (Circa summer 2020)
Summer solstice celebration!
Summiteers casually hang out in the living room in the evening. (Circa fall 2020)
One of those magical Summit nights
Water party on the lawn with a kiddie pool
Water party!
House storm windows being prepared for installation on Work Weekend. The windows have been cleaned and are leaning against the house. (Circa fall 2020)
Work Weekend = Windows
Summiteers take a break from a long summer bike ride (Circa summer 2020)
Group bike ride
Summiteers pose at picnic table at lakehouse in Minnesota. (Circa fall 2020)
The one where Summit goes to Minnesota
Black cat Nora sits on the stairs with her tongue sticking out
Nora!
Three Summiteers playing Catan, the board game
Would trade all the sheep in the world for good memories with Summiteers
Nine Summiteers having brunch
Nothing like brunch with Summiteers
Summiteers visit lake Kegonsa. (February 2026)
Housemates visit lake Kegonsa
Close-up photo of a Summiteer winking mischieviously (Circa summer 2020)
Hey sportsfans!
Summiteers buy ice cream at Regent Street Market after a house meeting. Group poses for a photo in front of the store. (Circa fall 2019)
Post-house meeting ice cream trip
Summiteers tune-up bikes on the front lawn. (Circa summer 2020)
Bike tune-up session
Summiteers carve Halloween pumpkins in dining room
Halloween pumpkin carving party
Summiteers sit around a camp bonfire in the woods. (Circa spring 2020 beginning of Covid)
Telling tall tales around the campfire
Six Summiteers pose victoriously after canoeing five lakes. Three people each posing with one person on their back. (Circa summer 2020)
Canoe champs!
Summiteers sit at picnic table in the evening enjoying custard at Michaels on Monroe Street. (Circa summer 2020)
Custard cures all
Summiteers make Santa Lucia Buns in the dining room. (Circa winter 2020)
Making Santa Lucia buns
Skeleton plushie held in front of the the camera with Summiteers and friends in the background
Bingo Birthday Party!
Ten Summiteers pose in front of a cat wearing a sombrero at the Taco Gato (March 2026)
El Gran Taco Gato
Six Summiteers stand around three chess boards
Summiteers puzzled by Chess960
Summiteers hike in the porcupine mountains. (Fall 2025)
Group hike to the Porkies
Summiteers pose with ice cream cups from The Ice Cream Social after a house meeting.
Getting house-sponsored ice cream after the meeting
Six Summiteers form a sledding train (January 2024)
Sled train!
Summiteers pose at indoor rock climbing.
Time to climb
Summiteers and guests pose in front of house before going to a corn maze. (Circa fall 2019)
Getting pumped for the corn maze
Summiteers sit around a bonfire in the front lawn. (Circa summer 2020)
Warmth of community and a bonfire
A Summiteer and her guest sit at the dining room table
Be our guest!
Summiteers visit Jeidy farm and pose for a photo.
Field trip to the Jeidy farm
Summiteers sit comically on Bucky badger sculpture located on corner of Monroe and Regent. (Circa summer 2020)
You badger believe it
Morning photo of Summiteers camping in the woods. (Circa spring 2020, beginning of Covid)
Camping in the woods